Canada's Trade Surplus
Slimmed Down in June

a Wall Street Journal Staff Reporter

Updated Aug. 21, 1996 12:01 a.m. ET

OTTAWA -- Canada's trade surplus narrowed in June to 3.14 billion Canadian dollars (US$2.29 billion) from a revised, record surplus of C$3.95 billion in May, Statistics Canada, a government agency, said.

Exports declined 1.8% to C$22 billion in June, largely as a result of a drop in shipments of autos and auto parts. Imports rose 2.3% to C$18.86...